“Australia’s Mucho Hospitality Group, which operates Cantina OK, has opened a Tequila bar in Sydney called Centro 86.”

“Walking up Oxford Street on a Saturday night, it’s not unusual to see a massive crowd lined up outside a low-key door just up from Oxford Art Factory. They’re here for The Cliff Dive, a pumping nightclub and bar from Mucho, the hospitality group behind Cantina OK!, Tio’s Cerveceria, Bar Planet and Centro 86. And you’d better believe they’re here to dance.”

“A top-secret Pitt Street basement has been transformed into a bustling underground cantina with one-of-a-kind cocktails until 2am, seven days a week.”

“From the DIY margarita menu, to the Australian-exclusive spirits, Sydney has never seen a tequila bar like this before.”

“At the end of a dark alley off Clarence Street, not far from the Sydney Town Hall you will find a micro mezcal bar that you are probably going to want to make your regular.”

“No matter what you like to sip, Australia's drinking landscape has something for everyone. We round up 10 of the best local spots to visit.”

““The Negroni fad’s kind of dropped off and Martinis have taken its place.” What's behind the contemporary surge of this classic cocktail, and where can you find the best examples?”

“Nestled in the inner west, Newtown is an eclectic gem that's packed with top-tier bars and eateries.”

“Martinis are the name of the game at this psychedelic Enmore Road cocktail bar from the Cantina OK! team.”

“The pint-sized laneway bar will take over Fortitude Valley's Savile Row, pouring cocktails and seltzers, and raising money to help boost the quality of life in rural Mexico.”

“You’re in a mate’s Surry Hills townhouse. Times are great, but the fridge is tiny and he doesn’t own enough chairs. Venturing out of that bubble into the wide world of Surry Hills bars is the clear next step. The only question, where?”

“Here’s where Martin Hudák, founder of Australia’s highest-rated cocktail den, drinks on his nights off.”

“Newtown. The lefty central of Sydney. Filled with the garish stench of breweries, pubs, pokies, pool, gentrification and 18-year-olds from Sydney University as they stumble home trashed on a Tuesday night. Where psychotic, Christian, bald headed mouldy-men, screaming in the name of Jesus, sometimes like to march, and the local BWS showcases a year round pride sign: BWYasssss.”

“The best in the agave spirits business are converging on Tio’s for a free afternoon of tequila, mezcal and plant-based tacos. Sunday session sorted.”

“It’s high time we raised a glass to Sydney’s embattled bar scene: it’s weathered everything from lockout laws, to lockdown, from constant CBD roadworks, to (almost) unrelenting rain. But this is its beauty: after every blow, it emerges, bright, and strong and ready to pour out another.”

“Mucho’s new addition is a reformed "wine snob", whose typical workday includes searching for kilos of gochujang in Chinatown, repairing Bar Planet’s beer fridge and staring at spreadsheets.”

“Surry Hill’s tequila den, Tio’s Cerveceria, has partnered with El Jimador for a month of festivities based around Australia’s favourite cocktail.”

“Surry Hills' home of tequila, cocktails and free popcorn.”

“There's no question: 2022 was the year of the signature drink in Sydney. Be it martinis, Negronis or fragrant sake, Sydney now has a bar dedicated to it, found in world-class hotels, squeezed into 11-seat suburban spots, or under the watchful eyes of a giant golden prawn (yep...).”

“Sydney’s theatrical cocktail bar Maybe Sammy and little laneway mezcal bar Cantina Ok! are the only two bars in Australia to make the cut this year.”